Christmas tree stand



Nov. 3, 1931.

A. P. DANNER 1,830,193

CHRISTMAS TREE STAND Filed April 13, 1931 IN V EN TOR. I fllberl Rflaruz er :52 BMW vA TTORNEYS.

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of strip metal arranged and assembled to,

form an operatable unit upon"=-which a tree ay' be attachably supported in an upright Position-in the stand. new v A further andjmp'ortarit of the invention'is to provide means, whereb-ythe butt encl'of; thetree'may be-{ securelyfastened to the base so as to preventthe base from pull-' ingaway from the end of the tree when'the weight of the tree is put uponit, and where-. by after the end of. the tree has been'secured to the base the upper portion can be adjusted and secured in a truly verticalposition, and I I :todesired' shapes. In this connect-ion it will alsobe noted that the three leg members are all of' the same length and size asare also the threebra'ce members 75 further to provide means whereby the said upper portion of the tree may be properly braced to retain it in position and in a way to hold the entire lower end portion of the tree in fixed relation to the several members a of the stand; I I

A further and important object of the invention is to construct and assemble the several metal parts so as to permitthe unit to be 'rber shown in Fig. 3whereinthe threebent lmemb'ers, when assembled, form a'relatively -larg'e circle'or ring for surrounding the butt folded when not in use, as for shipment, in a more compact form than is possible with my old form of stand or with othertree holders of this character with whichI am familiar.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides :and consists in the con-' struction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described; illustrated in the accompanying drawings, andpointed out in the claim hereto appended, it beingund'erstood that various changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details of construction within the scope of the claim may be resorted to without departure from .the spirit, or sacrificing any'of.

the advantages of the'invention.

- Similar-characters of reference denote like or corresponding parts throughout the sevi'culargirdle member; 1:: Fig.4 is a" simlla'r plan viewof the 3me'mber with attached vlegs; and

; end of-the tree to the base:

i All the parts,"except the screws and'rivets, used'in the formation of my'improved Christamastreestand: are formed of cold rolled steel f strips, that may be'of the same gauge and ineans of rivets. 5 Referring in detail'to the characters of reference-marked upon the drawings, 10 repre- -"sents the leg members, there being preferably zthree in'number, the end portions of the legs are rounded, forming feet for the stand'while the other ends are punched to receive rivets 11 ,upon' "which they are hingedly supported as -between the outwardly disposed ends '12 of the. U-shaped base members ,13. There are 1931.] Serial No. 529,678.:

forming a part of this specification and upon "which -v Fig. lrshows aside elevation of myimproved form of Christmas tree stand, the butt end of a tree being indicated therein, in

--dotted lines; l

Fig. 2 shows in slde elevation on an enilargedzscale, my Christmas tree stand in a ,folded positiony 7. Fig.3 isa .top plan view of the'upper ch -3 base Fig.6 shows a side elevation of a common form of wire nail usedv for securing-the butt L5 width, and; cu't'into suitable lengths and bent '1: The'b'asetis: made of three likepieoes of i} strip metal, that are punched and bent ina 1ike manners'o as to permit the end portions to befsecureditogether by rivets as shown in Fig. 4."-The same is true of the girdlememend portion of the tree, andhave their outwardly defiected end portions secured by i three of these base members arranged with their back or convexed portions disposed againsteach other in a Way toform a central opening l itherebetween. The rivets l1 serve eral figures of the ZLCCOIIIPfiJlYlIlg drawings -to secure the members 13 together and in posi 7 tion one against the other but with their end top side of the base 13', whei'eulmiia' nail 23 V holes in the intermediate portionof the leg portions 12 properly, spaced to allow the hinged ends of the legs 10 to swing freely therebetween.

The girdle member 15 is formed of three sheet metal parts, the main bodies of which are bent into circular shape so that the'three sections, when assembled, will form a 'complete circle or ring The end portions 1.6 of... these sections are disposed out radially and each positioned against the sides of the ad joining outwardly disposed end portionsso .that the holes 17in said ends will align to re'-' ceivethe rivets 18- that hold theseveral see tions together. Oneend portion of abrace 19 is 'hin'gedly-secured to each of theserivets 18 while the other ends of the braces-are similarly connected to rivets 20' secured in members 10.; i o In practice the butt end of atree '21,.indi-. cated in Fig. by dotted lines, is positioned in the girdle member, the screws22 having first been adjusted to their outermost'positiom and the end of the butt o'f-the tree seated upon the screw or thelike, is positioned in the opening 7 14 of the base and driven up'into the trunk of the tree. .With the nail so positionedfthe. stand is set up on its .legs which causesithe. r

girdle member to'creep upon the trunk of the l :central hole therethrough, rivets secured i the aligned" holes of the end portions of th U-shaped pieces,-i .leg members hingedl mountedon said rivets intermediate the en portionsofsaid- U-shaped pieces, a circula girdle member also formed of three suita-bl bent. metal stripshavingradially dispose end portions that are positionedone agains .the other and having aligned holes thereir rivets-in the holes for securing the member togethertbraces one end of each of which i hingedly 'securedto each of said rivets and th other end to a similar rivet mounted in-the in =-termediate portion ot the before mentione legs.-

Signed at Bridgeport in the county of F air fieldg and State of Connecticut this 11th 'da ofApril, 'A. D. 1931. d 1 ALBERT P, DANNER,

tree since the nailed end of theltreeis securely I heldagainst the base. This brings thewene "tire Weight upon the base, leaving the tree tobe properly centered'and furthersecrired T by means ofrthe radial. adjusting screws mounted in; the girdle member. The braces obviously serve to retain theg irdle member I l in proper alignment with the ends ofthe legs and the base so as to form a relatively rigid structure when atree is mountedtherein, as i indicated'in Fig. 1.

This'feature ofsecuringthe'tree to the'ba'se Y of a stand ofthis type is commerciallyim- 'portant since it was found in many instances I with the old type of stands 'that'upon setting up the tree and standthe base would-pull away fromthe end ofthetree, thus leaving-it I 3 without support and permitting it to topple 7 It willalso be observed that further ad W vantage is obtained by'the structure herein shown in that the stand maybefolded into a smaller space than was possible with the old Stand: tllebase can be positioned up close I 7' against the girdle member and the lower ends I of the legs brought'closer together, as shown in Fig. 2. In this respect it will further be I obsrvedthat the standcan be reversely foldj j l 7 ed to advantage; that is to say,.the' free end 'ofuthe leg members can be disposed upfintoward the girdle member and the base prolected out-t0 form thesmall end. Sucha methodof folding was no't'possiblewithmy old standsince the base member; thereof, was {a 

